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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Quotes: A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.
         

A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.


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This page presents the quote "A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.". Author of this quote is Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.. This quote is about anger, critical-spirit, graciousness, temper, relationships,.